Well, I'm sure that everyone knew that yesterday's post about Angora Ferrets would cause at least one follow up post ... it's always good to hear opinions from both sides of an issue ... I just want to tell you about my experience with my Angora Ferret ~ Gurgi ... because it is pretty much the opposite of everything wrote yesterday. Gurgi came from Parrots of the World, which is advertised in Modern Ferret Magazine. Eric and Mary of Modern Ferret also have an Angora Ferret which they have written about in their magazine ~ just in case you would like to hear of another opinion on them. Gurgi was named after a character in the Disney movie "The Black Cauldron". He was comical and described as a furball, which I thought was quite fitting. I am anything but disappointed with Gurgi, he is extremely lovable and intelligent. When I first brought him home, he was the funniest baby ferret that I had ever seen. Nothing stopped him from dancing and playing except for ... eating and eating and eating. He never, even as a baby, had a problem with being nippy. I also never had to teach him to use the litterbox, he did that on his own. He is now two and has calmed down a lot, although anytime that you are ready to play, he will play with you. I rarely if ever brush Gurgi and his coat is just fine, "not to mention" he has no greater chance of getting fleas then any other ferret! I did not get Gurgi to show, in fact, I was told that angora's do not show well at all. I did not get Gurgi because I thought he would be anymore "aesthetically pleasing" than any other ferret. I'm not sure what was meant by the statement that they are more prone to problems, but if you're talking about medical problems, I have heard quite the opposite. His differences ~ he has longer hair. Oh yeah, and he has the longest tongue that I've ever seen, it's so cute how it curls at the end when he yawns ... although he doesn't use it to stereotype humans and say bad things about them. Actually I'm very disappointed that a ferret owner would make such a general discriminating statement such as ... "I, personally, would think twice before obtaining one of these ferrets." As ferrets owners we fight ferret ignorance on a daily basis, is there any reason to make it more difficult. Yes, you personally might think twice about getting an Angora, however you could have got your point across without stereotyping all Angoras as psychotic's. I'm also not trying to start a debate over angoras ... just informing others of my personal experience. Oh, yeah, and if having an Angora makes you a collector then ... Sincerely, the "Ferret Collector" [Posted in FML issue 3134]